Flag dimensions

This is a "Comparative Flag Dimensions"
sheet I created to be able to send to people who write in asking about this
subject; I have had a few messages about this. Usually they are asking something
like this: is a 3x4 flag is longer looking than an 18x25 flag? The chart is a sampler
of flag dimensions, for educational purposes.Edward Mooney 10 January 2000

About Ratios

Flag ratios are typically measured by the height of the flag (the side
closest to the pole or staff, i.e. hoist) by the length of the flag (the top
or bottom of the flag extending from the hoist to the free end, i.e. fly). The
following are some flag ratios in use. Italicized entries represent current
dependencies, departments, subdivisions and colonies. The table is listed in
decreasing size.

7:10

5:7

18:25

8:11

3:4

28:37

4:5

6:7

13:15

1:1

4:3

In some instances, the ratios have been reduced by
the highest common denominator. Nepal is the only country where the hoist
dimension is greater than the fly.
compiled by Christopher Southworth, James Dignan, Phil Nelson 5-6
December 2004